Food for Peace

Ranking Members of Ag Committees Want Answers
Ranking Members of Ag Committees Want Answers
Ranking Members of Ag Committees Want Answers
The Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are pressing the Trump administration for answers on international food aid disruptions.   Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Angie Craig, both Minnesota Democrats, asked for an explanation following a stop-work order that halted the delivery and distribution of hundreds of millions of metric tons of American-grown food aid,
Proposal Looks To Move Food For Peace To USDA
Proposal Looks To Move Food For Peace To USDA
Proposal Looks To Move Food For Peace To USDA
Last week, legislation was introduced to move the Food for Peace program from USAID to the USDA.  The move comes after the Trump Administration announced the dismantling of USAID due to what many Republicans have called questionable uses of taxpayer dollars.  Central...
American Farmers Feed the World Act Introduced
American Farmers Feed the World Act Introduced
American Farmers Feed the World Act Introduced
U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Rickets (R-NE) for the introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate.
American Rescue Plan Expected to Clear House
American Rescue Plan Expected to Clear House
American Rescue Plan Expected to Clear House
The much-anticipated $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is expected to recieve a narrow final approval in the House Wednesday, after the Senate OKed a revised version, last weekend. The bill contains billions more for Ag and food programs ...